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As a conservative-leaning libertarian by shulan xiao
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nonsense of 'a disaster will happen if we end prohibition' sentiment sums up the delusional 'chicken little' stance of those who foolishly insist on continuing down this blind alley. As if a disaster isn’t already happening? As if prohibition has ever worked? As a conservative-leaning libertarian, I wish more “conservatives” would wake up to the fact that there is NOTHING conservative about cannabis ondemand5 mitchell prohibition. Conservatives are supposed to believe in principles like limited government, individual liberty, respect for the 10th Amendment, and opposition to the "nanny-state." Conservatives are supposed to be committed to ending hugely-expensive government programs with a proven track record of failure. It’s pretty hard to square any of those with support for the war on (some) drugs. It’s painfully clear that most “conservative” opposition to drug policy reform stems from the misguided belief that this is a “liberal” issue (and should therefore be reflexively opposed). It’s not. The drug war has been a bipartisan disaster. There’s also an extremely tired “culture war” aspect to conservative opposition. “But only ‘hippies’ and leftists like pot.” Um… no, that’s simply not true. And even if cannabis (or any other drug) is disproportionately dis bmw enjoyed by “liberals,” THAT’S NOT A PRINCIPLED REASON FOR CRIMINALIZING IT! It's also a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. "Conservatives" might get a larger share of the "stoner" vote if the former group weren't so eager to arrest and incarcerate the latter. Opponents of reform like to say that “marijuana isn’t harmless.” Of course, very few things in this world are (and non-toxic, non-violence-promoting cannabis is clearly LESS harmful than legal booze). But more importantly, that’s not the question. The question is not even whether the benefits of cannabis outweigh its risks. The question is who decides in a free society: adult citizens for themselves or politicians for all of us? The question is should we continue to
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